Hospital bed



Sept. 22, 1931. J J, ETTWGER 1,823,890

HOSPITAL BED Filed Aug. 2, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. J7 fflfinfer-ATTORNEY.

Sept. 22, 1931. J. J. ETTINGER 1,323,390

HOSPITAL BED Filed Aug. 2, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i I ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 22, 1 93 1 entree STATES;

TENT-onion JOE J. ETTING-ER,' or WARSAW; INDIANA, AssIGNoR ro znxnvrnitMANUFACTURING COMPANY, or WARSAW, INDIANA, A CORPORATION HOSPITAL BEDApplicationyfi led Au usta, 192s. SerialNo. 296,950.

The invention relates to hospital'beds and it is particularly directedto a bed designed to accommodate a patient having a fractured leg or anillness where the patient should not be moved.

It is a mostdifilcult undertaking in a leg fracture case to remake thebed or to attend to the patients calls of nature without danger ofdisturbing the injured leg. i

The object of my invention is to provide a novel bed in which theforegoing disadvantages are overcome.

Other objects and advantages will be set out hereinafter. V Theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure lis a perspective view of a bed embodying the invention; Fig. 2 a planview of one of the clamps by which the adjustable rack is secured to thebed; Fig. 3 an elevational view, partly in section of one of the pivotalsupports of the rack; Fig. 4 an elevational view of another of thepivotal supports; Fig. 5 a perspective view of the detail of thesupporting belts of the bed;

Fig. 6 an elevational view of the belt securing and tightening device;Fig. 7 an end view of the said device; Fig. 8 a plan view of the bed andcot with the cross belts and so securing and tightening devices removedand Fig. 9 a fractional end View of the bed partly in section and partlybroken away.

In the illustrative embodiment of the invention the bed is formed in theusual manner of the head 1, foot 2 and two attachable side rails 3 and4:. A suitable number of posite sides .of a roller 6 that isrevolublymounted in the bearings 7 secured to the n rail 3. The pins 8extend transversely through the roller 6 at any desired angle relativelytoeach other, and as many pins may be provided as is desired. Each pinis headed at its opposite-ends to prevent it from disengaging from theroller. Apertures 9 are formed in the vertical flange of the rail 3through which the pins 8 may be extended, when in line therewith, tolock the roller to the rail. The pins serve as levers to rotate therollers for Winding up the webs or bands and drawing them tight on therails 3- and 4. The webs or bands support the patient temporarily whenthe cot 10 is lowered.

The cot 10 is of any convenient form and supports a suitable-mattresswith the'usual bed under-coverings.

Rollers 11 and 12 are revolubly mounted respectivelyon the inner face ofthe end rails '13 and 14 of the bed and a suitable number of straps 15,16 is secured at one end to the rollers, the opposite ends of the strapsbeing engageable upon the studs 17 which project from the opposite endsof the frame of the cot a V Suitable gears 18, 19 are secured to theshafts 20,21 of the rollers ll and 12, respectively, and mesh with thegears 22,23 secured to the shaft 24 that is revolubly mounted in thebearings 25 formed on the inner face of: the side rail 4., A crank 26 isattachable orfixed to one end of the shaft at by which the latter shaftmay be rotated to drive the-rollers and wind up orunwind the straps 15,16, to raise or lower thecot. The cot is elevated until the top of themattress or'thecoverings thereon firmly engage the webs or hands I Thepatient is now resting upon the mattress and is as comfortable as hewould be on a regulation bed.

To change the coverings on the cot it is only necessary to lower thecot, detach the supporting straps 15, 16 therefrom and roll the cot frombeneath the bed frame to gain full access to the cot. The patientremains undisturbed on the webs or bands 5 and is supported therebyuntil the' return of the cot. In attending to nature the cot will belowered a suflicient distance and'theproper web or bandwillibe releasedfrom its roller 6 and permitted to rest upon the cot. A suitable vesselthen may be deposited upon the cot at the proper point. The patient issupported upon the webs or bands until the released band is restored andthe cot returned to its supporting position. 7 I

Any suitable form of mechanism for driving the rollers 11 and 12 willsu'lfice. Should it be necessary to lock the rollers against rotationwhen the cot is in use suitable means for accomplishing such lockingwill be readily suggested, such as a pin 27 extended through alinedopenings 28 in the roller and s i in the adjacent end rail ofthebed.

In Figs. 1-4:, the leg supporting and extensionframe is illustrated,which consists of four posts or pipes 29 adaptedtobe attached to the bedposts by the clamps 30, the stem the frame, a series of transverselyapertured rollers on the opposite side member of the frame andreleasably engaging the other end of the bands respectively, the latterside member of the frame having apertures therein corresponding to theapertures in the rollers respectively and elongated pins slidablyengaged in the apertures in the rollers respectively by which to rotatethe rollers for stretching the bands, said pins being adapted to bemoved into the apertures in the frame member for locking the rollers tosaid frame member. 7

WVitnessmy' hand and seal this 27th day of July, 1928.

.- JOE .J. ETTINGER.

3O of-each of which clamps extends through the bed post and is held inplaceby a nut -on the Stem. Nuts 310m the arms 30 of the clamp hold theplate 82 firmly against the inner face of the bed post, the platebeingloose on the said arms. i

, Jaw-s 33 are pivoted to the caps 34 that are threaded on the upperends of the posts 29;. The jaws support the rods or pipes 85 and 36 inlongitudinally adjusted position, set screws 37 in the jaws securing thesame to the rods or pipes. Upon the rods or pipes 35, 36, areadjust-ably mounted "any number of jaws 38, each of which is pivoted toa similar jaw 89,121 set screw in aw 38 being adapted to secure the awto the rodfor pipe in any position thereon. The jaws '39 receive therods or pipes 40, and similar double jaws 41 may be mounted on either orboth rods or pipes 40 and adj ustably support another rod or pipe 42.;Therods or pipes 40 may be set at any angle relatively to thelongitudinal axis of the bed so that the desired extension of the limbmaybe secured, the usual pulleys being mounted on the rods or pipeswherever desired, and the usual cords with weights thereon being passedover the pulleys and connected to the splint-or to the leg, not

shown. A wide range of adjustment of the extension device is thuspossible and when once set they neednot be disturbed in moving the cotfor any purpose.

YVhat I claim is; 1 v

1. A bedframe, aplurality of-bands each engaged at one end to one sideof the frame,

.a series of slotted and transversely apertured rollers respectively.- s2. A bed frame,a p'lural'ty ofbands each v engaged at one end to oneside member of

